The goal that sounded across Canada - 03/02/10 11:05 AM
Apparently the gold medal men's hockey game was the most watched Canadian TV broadcast of all time. I heard that 80% of Canadians watched some part of the game. The following day, I heard stories about people on buses and planes, unable to watch the game, who were continually updated by people with cell phones, etc., who were also cheering when that final goal was scored. And, of course, that's not to mention the thousands of times that goal has been rebroadcast since.
My folks were returning from Florida when the game was on - and my dad called from Virgina to find out what the score was. When they arrived home, my dad called again to ask why the game had gone to overtime since he'd seen Crosby put the puck in the net about twenty-six times and so figured the final score had to be twenty-six to two.
So I thought it might be interesting to see if anyone here had any stories about where they were when the goal heard across Canada was scored.
I'm assuming our American brothers and sisters won't mind us tooting our horns a little since I doubt most of them particularly care about winning a hockey game (if I'm wrong, I apologize - but then, I'm a Canadian, eh? )
ML (who has to admit that some Canadian stereotypes are actually true)
My folks were returning from Florida when the game was on - and my dad called from Virgina to find out what the score was. When they arrived home, my dad called again to ask why the game had gone to overtime since he'd seen Crosby put the puck in the net about twenty-six times and so figured the final score had to be twenty-six to two.
So I thought it might be interesting to see if anyone here had any stories about where they were when the goal heard across Canada was scored.
I'm assuming our American brothers and sisters won't mind us tooting our horns a little since I doubt most of them particularly care about winning a hockey game (if I'm wrong, I apologize - but then, I'm a Canadian, eh? )
ML (who has to admit that some Canadian stereotypes are actually true)